[jhynesrockmtn]

We've been going through this for several years with my Mom. She has been alone since my Dad passed in 2006. In 2016 she had a heart attack that has either brought on or accelerated her dementia. Progressed from independent to assisted living and is now in memory care. Neither my home or my sister's was set up for her to live with us and she never wanted to. Her dementia is now pretty bad. No short term memory at all. You literally have the same conversation with her over and over and she hallucinates pretty frequently. She still knows me and my sister but that's about it. Her 5 grandkids and 4 great grandkids are just an idea even though she sees them on holidays, etc. She is 86.

Her big issues were nutrition and taking her fairly complex meds on schedule. She was not eating well and could never remember her meds which impacted her physical health. That lead to the placement in assisted living.

We got control of her finances pretty early. Seniors are a big target for scams. My well off ex father in law ended up destitute the last several years of his life after refusing financial oversight many times. His paid off nice home on 20 acres and all possessions were auctioned off when he died to pay his debts.